As usual, Shearer was not afraid to speak his mind. And then to go on and sting us with a reminder of the Iceland defeat- classic Shearer. Scything through patriotism for the England team in well under 140 characters, Shearer was re-tweeted and liked thousands of times as the news broke last night.Shearer manages to capture the sense of rejection felt by the whole nation as Allardyce, a man who was held up as ‘The People’s Champion’, left all England fans broken-hearted and stunned.The story has been driven by greed. A big question in English football is whether England players are more motivated by money than playing for their club. But for the manager to be caught in this act too? What else could Shearer say?

2: Ben Smith

The 33 Chilean miners trapped in 2010 were underground for 2 days longer than Allardyce was England manager pic.twitter.com/uQJYzZpLn3

Ben Smith has one of the largest journalistic followings on Twitter and this gem explains why. He managed to find an angle no-one else could last night by comparing Allardyce’s brief reign to the plight of the Chilean miners in 2010. There is a wonderful irony to be seen here. As the Chileans were soon to escape the hell they endured, is Smith implying that Allardyce has escaped his own hell? Is the England manager job such a poisoned chalice?With over 6,000 re-tweets and nearly 5,000 likes, Smith obviously struck a chord.

3: Jake HumphreyJake Humphrey took his followers on a bit of a journey last night. Consider this first tweet.

Better wording...

Sam to be remembered as the England manager who lasted 67 days. Undone by a trio of greed, naivety and our ruthless press

To use ‘greed’, ‘naivety’ and ‘ruthless press’ in this order certainly implies annoyance at the Telegraph. One side of the ethical debate; “it’s a breach of privacy”.After a brisk change of mind, Humphrey says this.

To be clear - the Telegraph were justified & Sam had to go. I was merely trying to point out how diligent our press are. Got wording wrong.

It’s very tempting to use my own general phrase: ‘180-degree turn’. Probably all in good humour but it caught the attention of several Tweeters last night. The other side of the ethical debate: “The Telegraph defined their boundaries and went out to find the truth”.Inadvertently, Humphrey summarised the problem here, leaving it up to Tweeters to decide where they stood.

I know- a rugby player in a football discussion, but bear with me. Mike Brown regularly tweets his thoughts on the latest sporting occurrences beyond rugby. Just ask his followers- he certainly grabs any opportunity for a Twitter spat. You can’t blame him for this though. Adding a new perspective and some humour to the evening. He’s even got a poll going for who the next England manager will be and it’s received nearly 2,000 votes! Next MOTD pundit? Look no further!